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How a career-ending injury saved a gymnast from burnout
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The crossroads: how Shay Bradley turned an injury into a new life
Once a rising GB swimming prospect, Shay Bradley’s hip injury set off a chain of decisions that led him from elite pools to Oxford ...
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